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summer spaghetti salad

Recipe by
shecooks curiouscooks
The Villages, FL

This recipe was personally prepared by Sonna Wagner for the July 2015 Curious Cuisiners meeting.

yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 35 Min
cook time 25 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For summer spaghetti salad

  • 1/2 c
    olive oil
  • 3 clove
    garlic, sliced
  • 1 pkg
    (12oz) spaghetti, broken in half
  • 3 c
    reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 1 md
    zucchini, ends trimmed
  • 1 md
    yellow squash, ends trimmed
  • 6 stick
    string cheese
  • 4 c
    cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 lg
    onion, finely chopped (1cup)
  • 1 c
    chopped fresh italian flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 c
    red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 c
    walnut halves, toasted
  • 1 tsp
    kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper

How To Make summer spaghetti salad

  • 1
    Heat 2 Tabs of the oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium heat. Add garlic, stir one minute. Add pasta, toss to combine. Add broth, cook uncovered over medium heat or until liquid is nearly absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, let cool 10 minutes.
  • 2
    Transfer to a large bowl. Meanwhile, using a spiral vegetable slicer, cut zucchini and yellow squash into strands; snip strands into shorter lengths.
  • 3
    Add to spaghetti and cool completely. Pull cheese into thin strands; chill until serving.
  • 4
    Into a small bowl toss together tomatoes, onion, parsley,kosher salt, pepper, remaining oil and vinegar. Add cheese to spaghetti mixture. Top with tomato mixture and walnuts.
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